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New Books NetworkNew Books NetworkRobert Hutchinson, "After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals" (Yale UP, 2022)Robert Hutchinson's After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals (Yale UP, 2022) is about the fleeting nature of American punishment for German war criminals convicted at the twelve Nuremberg trials of 1946–1949. Because of repeated American grants of clemency and parole, ninety-seven of the 142 Germans convicted at the Nuremberg trials, many of them major offenders, regained their freedom years, sometimes decades, ahead of schedule. High-ranking Nazi plunderers, kidnappers, slave laborers, and mass murderers all walked free by 1958. High Commissioner for Occupied Germany John J. McCloy and his successors articulated a vision of impartial American justice as inspiring and legitimizing their acti...2025-07-2758 minNew Books in LawNew Books in LawRobert Hutchinson, "After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals" (Yale UP, 2022)Robert Hutchinson's After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals (Yale UP, 2022) is about the fleeting nature of American punishment for German war criminals convicted at the twelve Nuremberg trials of 1946–1949. Because of repeated American grants of clemency and parole, ninety-seven of the 142 Germans convicted at the Nuremberg trials, many of them major offenders, regained their freedom years, sometimes decades, ahead of schedule. High-ranking Nazi plunderers, kidnappers, slave laborers, and mass murderers all walked free by 1958. High Commissioner for Occupied Germany John J. McCloy and his successors articulated a vision of impartial American justice as inspiring and legitimizing their acti...2025-07-2758 minNew Books in Genocide StudiesNew Books in Genocide StudiesRobert Hutchinson, "After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals" (Yale UP, 2022)Robert Hutchinson's After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals (Yale UP, 2022) is about the fleeting nature of American punishment for German war criminals convicted at the twelve Nuremberg trials of 1946–1949. Because of repeated American grants of clemency and parole, ninety-seven of the 142 Germans convicted at the Nuremberg trials, many of them major offenders, regained their freedom years, sometimes decades, ahead of schedule. High-ranking Nazi plunderers, kidnappers, slave laborers, and mass murderers all walked free by 1958. High Commissioner for Occupied Germany John J. McCloy and his successors articulated a vision of impartial American justice as inspiring and legitimizing their acti...2025-07-2758 minPEBCAK Podcast: Information Security News by Some All Around Good PeoplePEBCAK Podcast: Information Security News by Some All Around Good PeopleEpisode 211 - Hospital Employee Implanted Malware, SentinelOne Outage, Evil VirusTotal Takedown, Airport Overnight Stay Tips Welcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast!  We’ve got four amazing stories this week so sit back, relax, and keep being awesome!  Be sure to stick around for our Dad Joke of the Week. (DJOW) Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast   Please share this podcast with someone you know!  It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!   Hospital employee installs malware on coworkers' computers https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/matthew-bathula-umd-hospital-hack-32KWAHLG2RBNLFFVX5BAFILRCM/   SentinelOne outage https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news...2025-06-0950 minPEBCAK Podcast: Information Security News by Some All Around Good PeoplePEBCAK Podcast: Information Security News by Some All Around Good PeopleEpisode 205 - TikTok's Algorithm Manipulated, Hospital Worker Hacked Webcams, France Phishes Students, RSA Conference Predictions Welcome to this week's episode of the PEBCAK Podcast!  We’ve got four amazing stories this week so sit back, relax, and keep being awesome!  Be sure to stick around for our Dad Joke of the Week. (DJOW) Follow us on Instagram @pebcakpodcast   Please share this podcast with someone you know!  It helps us grow the podcast and we really appreciate it!   TikTok algorithm manipulation https://www.news18.com/explainers/why-are-the-chinese-exposing-luxury-goods-on-tiktok-9299692.html https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/16/the-platform-where-bot-farms-are-still-effective    Hospital worker hacked computer to watch webcams https...2025-04-2850 minGÉOPOLITIQUE PROFONDE (www.geopolitique-profonde.com)GÉOPOLITIQUE PROFONDE (www.geopolitique-profonde.com)MASSACRES EN PLEINE RUE, TRAHISON DE LA JUSTICE : URGENCE NATIONALE ! | GPTVLe 13 février 2, Jacques Lukaya-Nseka, Maître X et Sarah Frikh étaient les invités de La Grande Émission, animée par Mike Borowski, sur Géopolitique Profonde.Jacques Lukaya-Nseka est le frère de François Lukaya-Nseka 27 ans, père d’un bébé de 2 ans, assassiné le 3 février 2025 par Sofiane Ourraoui. à Livry-Gargan.Sarah Frikh est une journaliste, consultante en harcèlement et cyberharcèlement. Elle est également présidente de l’association « Réchauffons nos SDF » qui a aidé près...2025-02-141h 28The Advocate Next DoorThe Advocate Next DoorAn Advocate for the Justice System (The Honorable Judge Carlos Acosta)Summary:In this episode, we sit down Maryland Circuit Court Judge, the Honorable Judge Carlos Acosta where he shares his career journey from working at the State's Attorney's Office, joining the Department of Justice (DOJ), becoming a trial attorney, and his roles in the Prince George's County Police Department and Montgomery County's judicial system. Judge Acosta reflects on his legal education, the importance of mastering language for law, his Hispanic heritage, and the value of education. He also shares career advice for aspiring lawyers and judges, his views on the U.S. judicial system, particularly...2025-01-2754 minThe UPstander\'s Podcast with Dr. OmekongoThe UPstander's Podcast with Dr. OmekongoBillionaires aren't SCARED of Trump. They're JOINING Trump!Elon Musk, Zuckerberg and others are not scared of Trump. They see him as an avatar in their quest for world domination in their industries. The sooner we realize that, the sooner we can rethink our strategy to continue the fight for everyday people to have a chance at justice and being to advance in society. They are not afraid. They are banning together and we who believe in humanity for all must do the same!STAY CONNECTED:Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongoTwitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongo2025-01-2407 minLNXdance PodcastLNXdance Podcast030 Sip & Chat: Gabriel MataSend us a message!Welcome back to LNXdance with your Co-Hosts, Marcus & Mari! M&M continue Season 4 with the inspiring, talented, and wonderful Gabriel Mata!IG: gabrielmatamovingSite: www.gabrielmatamovement.comGabriel Mata (gah-bryehl mah-tah) is a Mexican American dance choreographer, educator, and performer from Washington DC. He received his Masters in Fine Arts - dance from the University of Maryland - College Park.Mata’s seven-year research has cultivated his own performance work of “motion memoirs.” While focused on movement, the work i...2024-10-2357 minConversations With CaroleConversations With CaroleEpisode #29 BLACK CHURCH SERIES: UNDERSTANDING THE AME CHURCHI'm a lifetime member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and have always been proud of its history. The AME Church is the oldest or one of the oldest Black denominations in the United States, with its 1787 roots nestled in Philadelphia as the nation formed its beginning. Richard Allen, the first elected and consecrated Bishop of the AME Church, was the visionary founder of this denomination. Allen's global insight and insistence on the denomination keeping its Methodist roots have been the foundation of the growth and expansion of this organization. With 20 Districts worldwide and 2.5 million members, people l...2024-04-2437 minTeaching and Leading with Dr. Amy and Dr. JoiTeaching and Leading with Dr. Amy and Dr. JoiFocusing attention on Discipline Disparities with Dr. Pam FenningIn this episode, we talk to Dr. Pam Fenning about persistent discipline trends in K-12 schools. Dr. Fenning shares prominent research on implicit bias, discipline policies, and discipline disparities, particularly within the intersection of race and different abilities. Dr. Fenning provides examples from her own observations as a school psychologist and her work within educator preparation. We discuss strategies for monitoring our vulnerable decision points and the need for collaboration among school professionals when addressing students’ needs and behavior. This episode was originally released under Teaching and Learning: Theory vs Practice Season 3 Episode 15.Referenced in this podcast:...2024-03-1239 minThe Locker Room PodcastThe Locker Room PodcastEpisode 15 - Joanne Pasternack - MSBC '23 EditionSeason 3, Episode 15 is a special edition episode recorded at the 2023 Maryland Sports Business Conference in April. This episode features Joanne Pasternack, a current executive in the Social Responsibility/Social Justice side of sports. She is and the both President and CEO of Oliver+Rose and Co-Founder of Athletes' Voices. In this episode, Joanne takes us through her career, including what it means to be a female in sports, shares experiences working with the most talented athletes like Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid to help them succeed outside of sports. 0:00-0:28 Intro 2023-08-2226 minBeauty At WorkBeauty At WorkBeauty and Justice with Dr. Sheri ParksSheri Parks, Ph.D. is a public intellectual, strategist, senior higher education professor, administrator, and author, working to bridge the wisdom of communities and the academy to address urgent societal challenges. Her positions have included Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at the Maryland Institute College of Art and Associate Dean for Research, Interdisciplinary Scholarship, and Programing, and Founding Director of the Center for Synergy at the University of Maryland. Her signature public projects include Baltimore Stories: Narrative and the Life of an American City.In this episode, we talk about: What drew Sheri to s...2023-08-151h 01The UPstander\'s Podcast with Dr. OmekongoThe UPstander's Podcast with Dr. OmekongoCan we Teach Henrietta Lacks in Schools Today?"Justice delayed is justice denied." It has taken too long for the family of Henrietta Lacks to get any form of justice. The settlement with Thermo Scientific brings her story to a new group of people who did not know her story but can her story be taught in some of our school systems like in Florida today under #desantis or in other states?STAY CONNECTED:Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongoTwitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongoFacebook | http://www.facebook.com/omekongoWebsite | http...2023-08-0207 minWith Love & StruggleWith Love & StruggleThe "I" in IntersectionalityYou can find out more information about the FIRE: Visualizing Social Justice Stream at https://www.fire.umd.edu/vsj.  2023-07-1912 minJustice and War in American HistoryJustice and War in American HistoryRace, Justice, and the Experience of WarIn this episode, we discuss the intersection of racism and the experience of war. We look at the history of empire, DEI efforts in the military, and the ways that Critical Race Theory offers insights for understanding the history of institutional racism. Guests: Leah Nahmias and Cleveland HayesAudio Engineers: Jason M. Kelly and Kelly Kerr Du Bois, W. E. B. “Credo [https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b227-i010].” In Darkwater: Voices from within the Veil. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1920. King Jr., Martin Luther King. “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break S...2023-07-131h 01NNLM DiscoveryNNLM DiscoveryHealthy Garden, Healthy You: A Story from Region 1When is a vegetable more than just a vegetable?  When the act of growing one helps combat stress and is a commitment to environmental health and justice.   On this episode of the NNLM Discovery podcast, Region One outreach librarian April Wright shares her story with host Yamila El-Khayat about how she helped Dr. Rachel Goldstein at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health use an NNLM Health Information Outreach Award to expand the reach of her Healthy Garden, Healthy Youth project.  This project helps address two of the most significant public health challenges facing our nation: mental healt...2023-03-1515 minReloscope: The Relationship Science Insights PodcastReloscope: The Relationship Science Insights PodcastDr. Monica Kearney: Assessing Signs of Dating Violence | Reloscope #17What does violence look like in a romantic relationship? Does it always go through physical violence, or could it be something mental too? How do we identify signs of dating violence? In this episode of Reloscope: The Relationships Science Insights Podcast, host Aditi Kutty dives deep into this topic with Dr. Monica Kearney, or Dr. K for short. She received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. As a doctoral candidate, her research focused on the relationship between gender roles and dating violence and college students’ abilities to recognize wa...2023-03-101h 01New Books in LawNew Books in LawRobert Hutchinson, "After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals" (Yale UP, 2022)Robert Hutchinson's After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals (Yale UP, 2022) is about the fleeting nature of American punishment for German war criminals convicted at the twelve Nuremberg trials of 1946–1949. Because of repeated American grants of clemency and parole, ninety-seven of the 142 Germans convicted at the Nuremberg trials, many of them major offenders, regained their freedom years, sometimes decades, ahead of schedule. High-ranking Nazi plunderers, kidnappers, slave laborers, and mass murderers all walked free by 1958. High Commissioner for Occupied Germany John J. McCloy and his successors articulated a vision of impartial American justice as inspiring and legitimizing their acti...2022-10-2458 minNew Books in Military HistoryNew Books in Military HistoryRobert Hutchinson, "After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals" (Yale UP, 2022)Robert Hutchinson's After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals (Yale UP, 2022) is about the fleeting nature of American punishment for German war criminals convicted at the twelve Nuremberg trials of 1946–1949. Because of repeated American grants of clemency and parole, ninety-seven of the 142 Germans convicted at the Nuremberg trials, many of them major offenders, regained their freedom years, sometimes decades, ahead of schedule. High-ranking Nazi plunderers, kidnappers, slave laborers, and mass murderers all walked free by 1958. High Commissioner for Occupied Germany John J. McCloy and his successors articulated a vision of impartial American justice as inspiring and legitimizing their acti...2022-10-2458 minNew Books in German StudiesNew Books in German StudiesRobert Hutchinson, "After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals" (Yale UP, 2022)Robert Hutchinson's After Nuremberg: American Clemency for Nazi War Criminals (Yale UP, 2022) is about the fleeting nature of American punishment for German war criminals convicted at the twelve Nuremberg trials of 1946–1949. Because of repeated American grants of clemency and parole, ninety-seven of the 142 Germans convicted at the Nuremberg trials, many of them major offenders, regained their freedom years, sometimes decades, ahead of schedule. High-ranking Nazi plunderers, kidnappers, slave laborers, and mass murderers all walked free by 1958. High Commissioner for Occupied Germany John J. McCloy and his successors articulated a vision of impartial American justice as inspiring and legitimizing their acti...2022-10-2458 minCraving CrimesCraving CrimesThe Soapmaker of CorreggioLeonarda Cianciulli was a successful soap maker in Correggio, Italy. Though she was popular and well liked by her neighbors, she held a dark secret. While they thought nothing of the strange aromas coming from her kitchen, she was boiling her victims into soap and baking their blood into tea cakes. In this episode, find out how a grieving and desperate mother exercised human sacrifice to save her army-bound son.2022-05-0421 minCraving CrimesCraving CrimesWho Killed Ken Rex McElroy in Broad Daylight?Ken Rex McElroy was born on June 1st, 1934 in Nodaway County, Missouri. He was the second youngest of sixteen kids all raised by married couple, Tony and Mabel McElroy. McElroy would be accused of committing several crimes throughout his life including theft, burglary, arson, and assault. McElroy was located in the D&G Tavern with his wife, Trena when the townspeople followed him in, completely surrounding him. The crowd then followed him, blocking his way out and on June 10th, 1981, Ken Rex McElroy was shot several times, two bullets hitting him, and was killed in his pickup truck. But who...2022-04-2707 minCraving CrimesCraving CrimesJohn ListIn 1971, John List, a supposedly good father, disappeared in the country after killing his entire family composed of his wife, mother, and three kids. The bodies took over a month to be discovered and only with the help of a neighbor. A manhunt began, with questions arising: where was he and why did he do this? It took the United States police over twenty years to track him down, but only with help from a very unlikely source.2022-04-2025 minCraving CrimesCraving CrimesThe Plainfield Ghoul | Ed GeinOn November 16, 1957 hardware store owner Bernice Worden went missing after an everyday interaction with a not-so-everyday man, named Ed Gein. Ed Gein had a fascination with his late mother due to the abuse he suffered as a child, and this fascination would lead him to taking the body parts of women who apparently looked like her, in order to fashion a flesh suit Gein could wear. To this extent he would go to the graves of women and exhume their parts, with, in his opinion, the "less-useful" parts becoming furniture in his house, such as bowls, chairs, soap containers...2022-04-1307 minCraving CrimesCraving CrimesHeaven's GateIn 1974, the cult known as Heaven's Gate was formed, and for the next twenty years they remained hidden away, preparing for what they believed to be the "next level" above humankind. Bonnie Nettles and Marshall Applewhite, the leaders of Heaven's Gate, appeared to keep the activities of the cult peaceful, but the 39 total deaths at the end of the cult proved otherwise. 2022-04-0611 minCraving CrimesCraving CrimesThe Unsolved Murder of JonBenét RamseyDecember 26, 1996. 5:52 am. Boulder County Police in Colorado received a frantic call from a mother claiming her six year old daughter had been kidnapped. JonBenét Ramsey was only reported missing for seven hours before her brutally murdered body was found on the floor of the Ramsey family's basement. Her case became nationwide news as the world tried to uncover the truth behind the tangle of evidence. Who really killed JonBenét Ramsey? And were they closer to her than we think?2022-01-1236 minCraving CrimesCraving CrimesThe Ypsilanti Ripper | John Norman CollinsBetween 1967 and 1969, several young women were brutally tortured and killed in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area of Southeastern Michigan. All of them were last seen with a young college kid, John Norman Collins. From an abusive childhood, to an average high school jock, to a serial murderer, what exactly makes the Ypsilanti Ripper tick?2022-01-0508 minCraving CrimesCraving CrimesThe Barksdale TaleNathanial "Bodie" Barksdale was an infamous drug pin located in Baltimore during the 80s. He had started his multi-million dollar drug empire at an extremely young age and wound up indicted through a wiretap investigation all before the age of 25. His story was so engaging, HBO produced a, now famous, crime drama series dramatizing the events entitled The Wire. The show centers around the criminal justice department in Baltimore and was heavily inspired by Barksdale's life, however when it comes to the real Avon Barksdale, the truth can be much more unsettling. 2021-12-2910 minCraving CrimesCraving CrimesJust Add Bleach: The Case of Kimberly Clark SaenzIn April of 2008, ten patients at DaVita Dialysis Clinic in Lufkin, Texas experienced alarming complications during their routine treatments. Further investigation revealed the suspicious and unsettling behavior of one of their nurses, Kimberly Clark Saenz. Eyewitnesses stated they saw the nurse injecting bleach into the dialysis ports of different patients, particularly those she expressed disdain for. Learn how a disgruntled nurse and a bottle of bleach led to a creation of a healthcare killer.2021-12-1512 minBaha\'i Blogcast with Rainn WilsonBaha'i Blogcast with Rainn WilsonEpisode 72: Hoda Mahmoudi (In Honor of Abdu’l-Baha)Hello and welcome to the Baha’i Blogcast with me your host, Rainn Wilson.In this series of podcasts I interview members of the Baha’i Faith and friends from all over the world about their hearts, and minds, and souls, their spiritual journeys, what they’re interested in, and what makes them tick.In this special episode in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the passing of Abdu’l-Baha, I’m joined by Professor Hoda Mahmoudi who holds the Baha’i Chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland, USA. She tells me about moving to the US as a child a...2021-12-031h 04Psych MicPsych MicEnding sexual violence against children | Policy & psychology with Dr. Daniela LigieroDaniela Ligiero, PhD, is the Executive Director and CEO of Together for Girls, a global, public-private partnership dedicated to ending violence against children, especially sexual violence against girls. The partnership includes five UN agencies, the governments of the U.S. & Canada, several private sector organizations and more than 20 country governments in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, working together to generate comprehensive data and solutions to this public health and human rights epidemic. Dr. Ligiero also serves as the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.  Before she joined T...2021-12-021h 12Craving CrimesCraving CrimesThe Bizarre Death of Elisa LamThe body of 21-year-old Elisa Lam was found in the water tank of the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles, California on February 19th, 2013. One unsettling viral video of her final moments catapulted this case into the spotlight and brought on a multitude of conspiracy theories including a murderous stalker, a hotel coverup, and even a government secret. What really happened to Elisa Lam? 4K Elevator Footage2021-11-1913 minAny Questions?Any Questions?Disability JusticeJoin Ashlyn and Breannah as they begin to apply the lens of disability justice to our own campus here at the University of Maryland! Through exploring the how the guidelines set by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) plays out in practice, Ashlyn and Breannah discuss how accessibility versus usability impact the wellness of students with disabilities on campus, as well as resources at UMD to support students with disabilities during their college experience. Transcripts are available for each episode of "Any Questions?" at health.umd.edu/anyquestions  2021-10-2518 minExperience of the Soul Podcast ChannelExperience of the Soul Podcast ChannelReal Grief – Real Healing, with Mindy Corporon #42 | The World is Learning His NameSend us a textSadness and sorrow are universal while our path to healing is individual. It bears repeating that the passion of a grieving parent has seemingly no boundaries or limits. You might ask yourself, where does my guest on Real Grief - Real Healing, Dawn Collins, find the energy to create the meaningful legacy of her son, 1st Lieutenant Richard Collins, III? In episode 42, appropriately titled, “The World is Learning His Name” Momma Bear Dawn shares with us that she learned determination and “knowing the essence of who you are” are key factors guiding her healing...2021-10-1637 minLatinx IntelligentsiaLatinx IntelligentsiaRepresenting the Misrepresented: Critical QuantEp 39 Critical Quantitative methodology is justice-oriented and focuses on context. If you plan to be a critical quant or quant crit, you need to acknowledge that national datasets do not accurately reflect the lived experiences of those who have been historically marginalized and are founded upon frameworks that are not critical. La Profesora talks with Dr. Juan C. Garibay about his approach to solving problems that are rooted in critical quantitative methodologies. His approach is influenced by his childhood in Wilmington, CA, a community deeply affected by environmental racism. Dr. Garibay offers advice for our gente interested...2021-10-0528 minThe UPstander\'s Podcast with Dr. OmekongoThe UPstander's Podcast with Dr. OmekongoAfter Juneteenth celebration, we need legislationLet's celebrate today and keep fighting for justice tomorrow. We represent the dream of our ancestors and this is what they want. They want us to fight and honor them and make the work better in ways they couldn't even imagine.STAY CONNECTED:Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/omekongoTwitter | http://www.twitter.com/omekongoFacebook | http://www.facebook.com/omekongoWebsite | http://www.omekongo.com__Dr. Omékongo Dibinga is the UPstander. His life’s mission is to ins...2021-06-1906 minWalk With TFBWalk With TFB3.9 Why Not Do It Now? // Anissa MoseDuring this walk, Anissa reminds us that we are capable of more than we think.  A PG county native, Anissa earned her Bachelor’s degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland, College Park. While at UMD, she was a four-year starter on the women’s soccer team and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) executive board member. She also worked multiple part-time jobs and was the programming intern with the Maryland Made student-athlete development team in Summer 2020. In January 2021, she took her creativity and discipline to entrepreneurial life and started Artistic Confections. Artistic Confe...2021-06-0844 minThe CRE ProjectThe CRE ProjectThe Impact of E-Commerce and Digital Strategy - Nick EgelanianIn this epsiode we sit down with a really compelling guest that educates us on the history, current state, and future of retail real estate evolution.  Considered a leading expert on retail and the shopping center industry, Nick A. Egelanian pioneered the segmentation of retail into Commodity & Specialty sub-groups as the author of the retail chapter of the Urban Land Institute's Professional Real Estate Development: The ULI Guide to the Business, 3rd Edition in 2012. Mr. Egelanian served as VP of Real Estate & New Store Development for Crown Books and FAO Inc/Zany Brainy before forming S...2021-06-0257 minOld Testament Reading PlanOld Testament Reading Plan19. Numbers 26-31Interested in reading the Bible? Me too! Welcome to the Old Testament Reading Plan weekly podcast.In this episode on Numbers 26-31, Joel offers some thoughts about the purity, righteousness, and justice God's people are called to pursue.RESOURCES:An interesting mathematical assessment of the censuses in Numbers: https://www.math.umd.edu/~jmr/numbers.htmlOne possibility for dealing with the massive numbers of Israelites: https://www.thetorah.com/article/recounting-the-census-a-military-force-of-5500One meditation on God's justice in the midst of genocide: https://thinktheology.co.uk/blog/article/did-god-order-genocideA Jewish writer wrestles with the disturbing parts of Torah: https...2021-05-0120 minNine Tea (USG)Nine Tea (USG)Classrooms and Prison Bars: A Community CallAs Black History Month comes to a close this weekend, our last episode of the month continues the conversation about the way systemic racism persists within society, particularly in criminal justice and in higher education. We discussed how we can recognize the myriad impacts that systemic racism has on communities while being active change agents on a personal level. Our guests this week were Robin Shusko, an Adjunct Instructor in the Criminology and Criminal Justice program at UMD; Chelsea Moyer, the Director of UMBC-Shady Grove; and Dr. Anne Khademian, the Executive Director of USG, who graciously joined us again.2021-02-2554 minResilient Futures PodcastResilient Futures PodcastBlack History Month Spotlight - Dr. Marccus HendricksDr. Marccus Hendricks is an Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Planning in the Schoolof Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at the University of Maryland, College Park. Here,Marissa Matsler interviews Dr. Hendricks about his work with communities throughout hisdissertation research in Texas and as an early career researcher in Maryland. He discusses hisbold visions for the future in which we collectively seize on the opportunities of this historicmoment – especially the current focus on environmental justice – to better design and plancities. Dr. Hendricks also offers his advice to others look...2021-02-1548 minThe Locker Room PodcastThe Locker Room PodcastEpisode 24 - Jon SchwartzIn this episode, NFL Senior Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs, Jon Schwartz, discusses capturing new audiences through initiatives like the Nickelodeon playoff game, creating a consistent league message on social justice, executing the first virtual NFL draft, and much more. Aside from his job with the NFL, Jon is an adjunct professor at NYU and is Chairman of the Board for the American Special Hockey Association. Intro: 0:00-1:43 Target audiences: 1:43- 5:10 Alienating fans: 5:10- 6:13 Nickelodeon Game: 6:13- 9:30 NFL virtual draft: 9:30- 12:24 NFL...2021-01-2528 minWarm RegardsWarm RegardsEnvironmental Justice and Climate Justice, with Dr. Sacoby Wilson and Dr. Olúfẹ́mi O. TáíwòThis episode of Warm Regards focuses on the intersections, but also the disconnects, between environmental justice and climate justice movements. First, Jacquelyn and Ramesh talk with Dr. Sacoby Wilson about his work with communities throughout the United States who are facing the consequences of environmental racism, and his beliefs that scientists’ publications are not enough to enact meaningful change for communities struggling with environmental injustice. We then shift to a more global frame, speaking with Dr. Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò on climate colonialism, and how climate change is inextricably linked with the histories of colonialism, and how we can avoid...2021-01-251h 20treehugger podcasttreehugger podcastBlue Butterfly Revival with Robert Michael PyleDr. Robert Michael Pyle is a biologist and writer who has worked in conservation biology around the world. While the Xerces Blue butterfly disappeared in the early 1940s, in its honor Bob founded the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Contrary to the popular conservation cliché, extinction may not always have to be forever. In the year 2000, Bob published an article he called “Resurrection Ecology” suggesting the Xerces rise again. This proposal is not entirely fictional if we endeavor to rewild ourselves and address some important implications for ethics and justice in the process. The Native American Ethnobotany Datab...2020-12-2346 minThe Locker Room PodcastThe Locker Room PodcastEpisode 14 - Raul FernandezIn this episode of the Locker Room Podcast, Vice Chairman and Owner of Monumental Sports and Entertainment, Raul Fernandez joins our club President, Bradley Polkowitz. In this episode, Raul Fernandez dives into his passion for entrepreneurship, sports, and philanthropy. He shares his perspective on the future of Esports, sports betting, and fan experience. Along with this, we get a behind the scenes look at his day-to-day job and the Mystics, Ariel Atkin's interview honoring Jacob Blake. Tune in to hear what initiatives Mr. Fernandez and Monumental Sports and Entertainment are involved in to address social justice, diversity, education reform...2020-10-2333 minMinnesota Native NewsMinnesota Native NewsMN Counties are penalized for not complying with ICWAA recent report from the state of Minnesota shows nearly half of Minnesota Counties that border reservations are not protecting federal rights of vulnerable Native children and their families.  Reporter Melissa Townsend has the story. The Indian Child Welfare Act or ICWA, passed in 1978, and the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act or MIFPA, passed in1985. Both laws were a response to the long, racist and traumatic history of the US and state governments forcibly removing Native children from their homes. Breaking up Native families has left deep generational wounds.Priscilla Day, Leech La...2020-10-0104 minBaha\'i Blogcast with Rainn WilsonBaha'i Blogcast with Rainn WilsonEpisode 54: Sean Hinton (pt 2): Fathers, Loss, and Life's LessonsHello and welcome to the Baha’i Blogcast with me your host, Rainn Wilson.In this series of podcasts I interview members of the Baha’i Faith and friends from all over the world about their hearts, and minds, and souls, their spiritual journeys, what they’re interested in, and what makes them tick.In this episode, I catch up with Sean Hinton again (here's part 1 of our conversation in case you missed it: https://bit.ly/2YMdi8x), and sadly, this second conversation takes place after the passing of my father, Robert Wilson. Sean asks about my dad, and we tal...2020-08-291h 25COVIDCallsCOVIDCallsEP #90 - COVID-19, Disasters, & Infrastructure - Marccus HendricksToday, I talk about infrastructure, justice and the pandemic with Marccus D. Hendricks UMD   Marccus D. Hendricks is an assistant professor of urban studies and planning in the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation and a faculty affiliate with the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. His primary research interests include infrastructure planning and management, social vulnerability to disaster, environmental justice, sustainable development, public health and the built environment, and participatory action research.   He has also pa...2020-07-301h 14Greener ThoughtsGreener ThoughtsClouds too Contaminating: 9 Creepy Ways Air Pollution Harms Your HealthAir pollution health effects have never been so murky until today! Find out what's what behind deadly air pollution that plagues so many in this country - and worldwide. #cantbreathe #cleanairforall #environmentaljustice #research #greenerthoughtspodcast No More Amazon Warehouse proposal, #victoryisours #wewon: https://wjla.com/news/local/no-fulfillment-center-prince-georges-county-westphalia Information about Dr. Wilson,: https://sph.umd.edu/people/sacoby-wilson, https://www.popcenter.umd.edu/mprc-associates/swilson2, https://theconversation.com/profiles/sacoby-wilson-365333, https://rachelcarsoncouncil.org/rcc-sponsors-environmental-justice-summit-university-maryland/, https://allevents.in/greenbelt/environmental-justice-in-prince-george%E2%80%99s-county/200017826580837 Resources from the podcast: ~) https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/15/2745 - 1) https://jamanetwork.com...2019-08-2652 minIntentional PerformersIntentional PerformersFlo Groberg on Courage This week's podcast guest is retired U.S. Army Capt and Medal of Honor winner, Florent "Flo" Groberg. Flo was born in Poissy, France and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2001. Flo went to high school with my wife at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Md. Groberg attended the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) and competed in varsity track and cross country. In May 2006, Groberg graduated from UMD with a bachelor's degree in criminology and criminal justice. Groberg entered the Army and attended Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Ga. He received hi...2018-06-131h 03The Podcast Without a NameThe Podcast Without a Name#22 Defining Terrorism - Hint, Race Doesn't Matter; Harvey Weinstein and Moral Panic; The Rich and Joe Show!#22 Rich and Joe discuss the ridiculous and intellectually lazy virtue signaling that claims brown skin people are more likely to be labeled as a terrorist than a white person, ultimately being called mentally ill. Unfortunately for dishonest "journalists" or bloggers, the definition of terrorism is clear - the motive being political or ideologically driven. Period. Regardless of motive, according to the American Psychological Association (http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-33751-001) lone-wolf actors are 13 times more likely to be mentally ill than group actors (CORRECTION: Joe claims 80% in the cast, although wildly misquoting this research, he...2017-11-1555 min